(19)
(11) EP 2 541 888 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.06.2013 Bulletin 2013/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/01

(21) Application number: 12161491.1

(22) Date of filing: 27.03.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 1/04(2006.01)
H04N 1/193(2006.01)
 H04N 1/12(2006.01)
H04N 1/203(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 30.06.2011 JP 2011146180

(71) Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 467-8561 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Osakabe, Yoshinori
    Nagoya-shi, Aichi 467- 8562 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

   


(54) Image reading device


(57) An image reading device includes a holding surface (15) that holds a first document, a conveyor unit (31-34) that conveys a second document along a conveying path, a first contact surface (17) that contacts a first side of the second document when the conveyor unit (31-34) conveys the second document, a second contact surface (18) that contacts a second side of the second document when the conveyor unit (31-34) conveys the second document, and reading units (11, 12). A first reading unit (11) reads an image on a side of the first document held by the holding surface (15), and reads an image on the first side of the second document being conveyed by the conveyor unit (31-34). A second reading unit (12) is disposed above the second contact surface (18) and reads an image on the second side of the second document. The second reading unit (12) is disposed not to overlap the first reading unit (11) in an up down direction.







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